Mojo 509 Love and mice

Happy Monday. The current Mojo sketch 509 is up on Julee's blog.

Now I will admit when I saw this sketch I was a bit puzzled on what I was going to do. I really wanted to color up some mice lately so I shuffled through my retired sets from Whiff Of Joy and found these darling guys. 

They look so happy don't they? hee hee  The mice are colored with various Copic markers and then die with a simple circle for the sketch. Stamped some of the extras in the set for the panel piece. Look closely at the girl mouse. Gasp!! She is wearing a tank top essentially... She is so modern these days. bahahaha... Just means that I need to bring these out more often to remember what I am coloring. ha! Anyways a little bit of texture to the base panela nd added sparkle to the grapes and wine to finish it off. Voila! 

Here is a look at the Mojo Sketch 509

Birthday Pilot

Good Morning. Played in another Freshly Made Sketches FMS373 this weekend. Used a retired stamp from Whiff Of Joy for the card. I will say this sketch is a great way to use up paper from the scrap bin, at least that is what I did for the diagonal pieces. 

He is so cute isn't he. Colored him with various Copic markers and then cut around him so that I could pop him up on dimensionals. I seem to be doing a lot of the faux stitching again on cards. Once one is done I feel the need to continue for several I guess. ha ha!

Here is a look at the sketch. I am thinking I should of added some sparkles to the birthday sentiment. Might have to do that before I put it in the birthday stash. Another one complete though. YES!

In case you were wondering how the boys did this weekend they won game 1 and lost game 2. We are now in single elimination this coming weekend. I am proud of them and their season! The girls had the same outcome with there games, although they seeded higher than the boys over all from season record. Talk about excitement though in the stands. Woot woot!!! Go Liberty!
Hope you have a wonderful day.

October Christmas Challenge

Good morning! Today is the 1st and that means the new Dirty Dozen Christmas challenge is posted up over on the SCS forum found HERE. These next few months of challenges are helping us finish out the years Christmas cards. Hopefully you have been playing along all year, if not now is the time to join us.  

Yep had to use another snowman for my card. We are getting closer to December and I like to ink up most all my snowmen each year. I got two new ones this weekend too. yippee! This is a digital one  from Sassy Cheryls called Just Chillin. Colored with various Copic markers and layered with designer papers and solid colors. Die cut a heart edge for the panel across and a few die cut snowflakes. Added sequins and some sparkles to finish it off. Voila! 

Winter Friends

Hello and welcome to the Dirty Dozen March Christmas challenge. This months challenge I knew what I was going to use as this is one of my favorite WOJ images. It is retired but one of my favorites. I do think that I should of blended the colored pencils a bit more in spots and I might go back and do that now that I look at it. Anyways....

Kept this really simple with just a little bit of piercing down the left side of the image panel and the right side of the sentiment. A scallop border look along the designer paper side and some sparkles and a few scattered sequins to finish it off. Voila! Hope you get a chance to play along with us this month. Have a great day. 

Birthday Mate

Good morning! It has been awhile since I inked this guy up. This set is not longer available it was from Whiff Of Joy secret kit a few years ago and so much fun. He was perfect for my nephew's birthday coming up. 

Henry is stamped onto white card stock and colored with various Copic markers. Layered then onto some red to match the die cut border behind him. A few arrow die cuts that are also retired from WOJ  and matching piercing for the border. Then topped it with a few Candi dots and sparkles here and there to finish. Voila! 

November chill

Well today is the first and that means the November Dirty Dozen Christmas challenge is posted on SCS. This months challenge is all about Bbbrrr.... Lots of options for this months theme. Hope you can play along with us this month. 

This is a retired Whiff of Joy stamp that I am using today. The papers were my color inspiration and just a few layers of cardstock die cut in Spellbinders shapes. A snowflake die with some sparkle added to the top. A button with some silver cord to tie off my sentiment circle. Voila! 

October Christmas Travels

The Dirty Dozen October Christmas Challenge is posted up all about travel. You can find the challenge here and play along. Maya is travelling by sled this year with her faithful kitty. :-) This set is retired and hasn't been touched in a few years so it was perfect for today's card. This designer paper is from an old pack but I liked the snowflakes and the color. After the image was die cut I layered onto some pink cardstock to match the layer below. Wrapped some lace trim and ribbon around the center. Tied off a tiny sentiment and tag to the bow and finished with some sparkles. Voila!

Christmas Goodies

The April Dirty Dozen Christmas challenge is posted and ready for you to play along. This month is all about the yummy foods and drinks. Family recipes to new ones to try each year, this month will be fun. 

I used a retired Whiff of Joy stamp for this card. He is bringing his cookies to santa. hee hee Colored with Copic markers with a little bit of silver cord as accent. Stamped my sentiment and added sparkle Voila! Hope you can play along this month.

Birthday Henry Sparrow

Happy Sunday from Henry. Isn't he a little like Mr. Jack Sparrow in a way? hee hee  What a cutie pie I think. A funny story with the polaroid picture frame for this card. I had a scrap piece of paper that I was using to cut out a square for another card and it left behind this polaroid picture shaped frame. I see the die out there and thought hey.... I created it by accident how fun is that. So Mr Henry here is the perfect fit for a picture perfect birthday card.  :-)

This is an old stamp from a kit that is discontinued yet still a favorite of mine. He is colored with various Copic markers. Using up more of my older designer paper for this one. Added some faux stitching around the edge and some die cuts for the theme. Voila! A fun and cute birthday card. Hope you have a wonderful day!

Scrappy Valentine Henry

Happy Valentines Day! I know I said Friday it was my last Valentines day card, but I had one more to make. :-)  This adorable guy is Henry from an old Whiff Of Joy kit that is retired. Had a few left over scraps from other cards that I thought I would use for the card. 

My designer paper was a left over cut out that was a perfect frame for an image.  I had these left over kraft frames that I thought would be fun tilted around him. Henry is stamped and colored with various Copic markers. His scarf bow has sparkles added for fun. A few sparkly enamel dots for the flag at the top and a button with some twine at the bottom. Voila! Have a wonderful day! 

Birthday Boy Wish

Happy Birthday Colin! This is for my nephew who is turning 3 here in a few weeks. Oh  my word the time has flown by! This is rather colorful and sparkly I am sure he will love the bright colors. My mouse is from a retired Whiff Of Joy collection that is no longer available. He is one of my favorite mouses still. 

He is stamped on white cardstock and colored with various Copic markers. The balloon dies are from ODBD called Balloons and Streamers. They each have added sparkle to them as do the ones in the image. A number 3 die cut and added to a die cut banner for the top corner. Some faux stitching around the edge and a brad to tie it off. Voila! Have a great day! 

Cupid for February

Good morning. This month calendar page has the adorable Cupid Henry from Whiff Of Joy. This is retired yet still one of my favorite mouses in my collection. Very simple again as I am mailing this to her with little embellishments. The 14th I did trace a red hard and color in and added a red strip across the bottom. I think I will do that every month now as I do like it. A little bit of sparkle and Voila! Have a wonderful day. 

Decembers Shepherd Boy

Good Morning.  Gasp!!! It is December 1st, what are you are thinking? I haven't gotten any cards done yet... what am I going to do OR, I have plenty and I am starting on next years cards? woot woot!! Whatever you are thinking, its all good because today is the start of the December Dirty Dozen Christmas Challenge. You can start on this years cards or prepare for next year. We are happy to have you play along. December is going to be Animal Love. Share those lovable creatures with a festive Christmas card. All shapes and sizes are welcome for these animals. 

This is one of my favorite from WOJ stamps before they closed. This is called Henry Riding on a Sheep. He just looks happy as all get out and the sheep's smile is adorable. He is stamped on white cardstock and colored with Copic markers. Die cut an oval shape and layered onto a decorative shape. Added some faux stitching around the designer paper and wrapped a ribbon around with a bow tied off with silver cord. A few die cut snowflakes and sparkles to finish it off. Voila! Hope you can play along this month. 

Close Knit Friendship

Morning! How about a card that is non holiday related today? My card is using a retired set from Whiff Of Joy called Close Knit Maya. They are no longer in business, yet you might find this on Ebay used? It is so cute.  This was made for a special person in mind and I hope she likes it.

Maya is stamped on white cardstock and colored with various Copic markers. A simple stitched die cut for the frame with a picket fence across the bottom. My designer paper is from Soulful Stitches paper pack. This is the sentiment in the stamp set and a tag cut for the edge with a brad center. Voila! Have a wonderful day. 

All askew snowman

This months Dirty Dozen June Christmas challenge is All Askew. Hopefully you can play along with us this month and get more of those Christmas cards done. This one is for the kids pile that I am working on. He is from a retired Whiff Of Joy stamp collection. After he was colored I simply die cut him out using Lil Inkers dies. 

Added a snowflake banner die cut in white paper for the corners and some old Bo Bunny cardstock for the background. A few blue rhinestones and some sparkle to finish if off. Voila! The kids will surely like this one come December. Thanks for stopping by to see me today! 

Mothers day and thank you

Happy Mother's day! Hopefully you have a relaxing day planned with family.
Today is also my week for the Featured Stamper challenge over on SCS and it is sad to say my last Sunday as a host. I sent Lydia a note to say I needed to step down from hosting. Life is busier than ever and going by to fast with the twins. The need to stop and enjoy it is calling me more than anything right now.  I enjoy playing along honoring creative stampers and will continue as time permits.  I really appreciate Lydia asking me to host back in 2012 and have enjoyed it, especially with the BEST hostess girls to ever work with! You girls are awesome!!! Thanks so much. Onto this weeks Featurette... 

This weeks Featured Stamper 483 is Carla aka Covingtoncrafter. Carla's has a gallery full of creations from detailed to simple and sweet. I choose this Very Pink card to case. I kept with the layout, pink and white colors, butterflies, thank you and changed the rest. Enjoy your week Carla. 

My butterflies are actually a stamp that is from Whiff Of Joy that I never got around to using when I got it. Gasp!!! Sad but true. The three butterflies are popped up using a dimensional and the wings have glitter on them. The sentiment is from a retired set from Flourishes. A few sparklers and voila!

One of the projects that I have been working on is just about finished that I will share with you. It is for a friends daughters Quinceanera. Let's just say I have learned more about this event than I ever knew. Wow... a lot of work and tradition go into this birthday party. Excited to see it all unfold in a few weeks too. So be on the look out for that post. Thanks for stopping in today.

Christmas in my neck of the woods

Honestly right now I could do with some snow or cold weather. Another high heat day with 105 high. EEK!!!  Great day to stay indoors, stamp and play games with the kids.  ;-)  This months July Dirty Dozen Christmas Challenge is "Your neck of the woods". Hopefully you can play along and share a creation. 

Christmas here pretty much the same every year with cold weather, snow and school delays. ha ha!!!  We are actually about an hour or two away from cutting down our very own Christmas tree if we wanted. Something that we plan to do this year or next year. Otherwise they cut them and bring them into us like most areas. 

My darling image is from Whiff Of Joy and I believe is still available in Digital format called Christmas Tree Hunt. A simple kraft card stock base die cut with a Spellbinders die. Wrapped a little bit of ribbon and lace trim around the designer paper panel. Added sparkles and some sequins accents and voila! Have a wonderful day! 

Heart Box

Supplies:

Hearts treat box Die-light, card stock, adhesive and scissors

Step 1:

Die cut two heart shapes in desired card stock

Step 2:

Pre-fold scored lines. Turn one of the hearts over and add adhesive to the tabs shown. The other heart but off the tiny tab as you won't need it for this box

Step 3:

Adhere the heart together at the bottom tab as shown

Step 4: 

Adhere the tiny tab to the inside (shown left). Slip the bottom tab inside and adhere other tab to outside. Box is complete. Decorate as desired

Step 5:

My final heart box. This one is designed to stand up as I will hang it on a hook with the ribbon at the top. The front has the darling Owl love you dearly. Added some sparkle, a sticker sentiment tag. Enjoy

Owl loves treat

Need a quick and easy treat for Valentines day? Check out my Owl Heart Box Tutorial and you can have these done in a jiffy. The owl on the front makes me smile and I am not really an "owl" type of person when it comes to stamps. He is called Owl Love you dearly, that I layered up on dimensionals with a Elegant Doily die-light background. A few scattered sparkle jewels and voila! 

Sweet Pillow Box

A good ole fashion valentine treat using Cupido Henry. hee hee  This is a pillow box die that I used to create this treat holder. You can check out the Pillow Box Tutorial and create your own if you would like. Any template would be the same idea to fold this box I would think.  :-)  I have a gift card inside this one. Henry is stamped on white card stock and colored with Copics, then die cut with Spellbinders Classic circles. A little lace trim and voila! Have a wonderful day!